Battery-powered trains could soon be criss-crossing central Queensland after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency awarded a $9.4 million grant to retrofit existing rolling stock. Australia’s largest freight hauler Aurizon will develop and trial a 1.8MWh battery-electric tender (BET) in partnership with Alta Battery Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Huashi Group. A tender is a…

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